The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland's budget will include over $320 million for social homes with the government saying it's "pulling every lever" to address the housing shortage.

Di Farmer told state parliament in 2019 the sorts of measures now championed by Labor would almost guarantee children would reoffend

Young people are admitting crimes they didn’t commit to avoid Queensland’s harsh bail laws; housing pressures ramp up for renters; children wounded in French playground attack

Options for a national gun database will be put forward following the tragic murders of two Queensland police officers on a remote property.

Many children on remand who may be exonerated or not sentenced are pleading guilty to escape long periods of detention

Labor MP Tom Smith raises concerns after speaking to alleged victim who was taken in the back of a police car to a hospital 90 minutes away

Activists say the findings are unacceptable but perhaps not surprising given the institutionalised racism in this country.

Newly released report from 2021 says existing strategies not enough to stop uncontrolled spread of invasive species

Victoria recently announced an end to native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than previously announced. Western Australia is ending it from January 2024. The Greens and independent federal MPs are now calling on the Albanese government to end native forest logging nationally.